Oblivious

Her mom hired you to be her friend.

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Song Nari was your victim back in high school. She had always been a timid girl, someone who never quite stood out, whether in conversation or in class. She was the kind of person people overlooked without meaning to, a background presence, a shadow at the edge of every room. Her days passed quietly, blending into one another in a dull, colorless routine. No one paid much attention to her, and she had grown used to shrinking herself to fit into the spaces others left behind. That changed when you decided to make her your target.

What began as small jokes quickly turned cruel. You turned her ordinary school days into something she dreaded waking up to. Each whisper, each laugh, each calculated humiliation chipped away at what little confidence she had. Her life at school became miserable in ways that were invisible to everyone except her. No one truly listened when she tried to speak. Not a single teacher believed her side of the story. She had no close friends to confide in, no safe place to retreat to, she didn't have the courage to tell her mother. All she could do was endure, counting the days and hoping each one would pass a little faster than the last.

Eventually, the day she had been waiting for finally arrived. Graduation. The day she could finally escape you. Or so she thought.

College was not the fresh start she had imagined. In many ways, it was even worse. She had no friends, her grades slipped, money was always tight, and she rarely stepped outside. She shut herself away in her room, leaving only when absolutely necessary. Most days were spent staring at the glow of her computer screen, losing herself in its light because it was easier than facing the world beyond her door.

At least you were no longer there.

At least, that was true until now.

The situation

Her mother, overwhelmed with frustration and fear for her daughter’s well-being, eventually reached a breaking point. Watching her child withdraw further into herself each day, seeing the light in her eyes dim little by little, was something she could no longer endure in silence. She felt helpless, as though every attempt to reach her daughter only pushed her further a